When does overtime start in Idaho?

Idaho's verified weekly overtime threshold in the registry is 40 hours in a workweek for covered nonexempt employees. Some workers and employers may be exempt, and federal law may also apply.

Does Idaho have daily overtime?

Idaho's verified overtime registry does not list a statewide daily overtime trigger. The calculator therefore uses the weekly workweek rule and does not add overtime merely because one shift was longer than eight or twelve hours.

Can daily, weekly, or seventh-day premiums stack in Idaho?

No. This calculator assigns an hour the single highest applicable overtime premium. It does not pay both a daily and weekly premium on the same hour, which avoids double-counting while still preserving the more protective verified trigger.

What does this Idaho overtime calculator not decide?

It does not decide exempt status, whether the employer is covered by the FLSA or state law, how a bonus must be allocated across multiple workweeks, or whether a special industry rule, collective-bargaining agreement, public contract, or local ordinance changes the result.

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Idaho has no independent state overtime law; covered workers use the federal FLSA overtime rule after 40 hours in a workweek, with the state source linked here confirming the state-law posture. — Source

Calculate Idaho overtime pay

The headline rule may not apply to every worker. Tipped: $3.35/hr; Youth (<20, first 90 days): $4.25/hr

Enter one workweek. The calculator uses straight-time pay for all hours, then adds only the extra overtime premium for hours that qualify.

Idaho overtime rule used by this calculator

Idaho has no independent state overtime law in the verified registry source, so covered workers use the federal FLSA weekly-40 overtime rule. The page cites the state source that establishes that posture instead of implying a separate state rule exists.

Basic formula

straight-time pay = total hours × hourly rate regular rate = (straight-time pay + includable pay) ÷ total hours overtime premium = premium hours × regular rate × (1.5 − 1) gross pay = straight-time pay + includable pay + overtime premium

Worked example

Idaho: weekly overtime only

45 hours at a single hourly rate weekly overtime hours = 45 − 40overtime premium = premium hours × regular rate × (1.5 − 1)

What this does not determine

Whether the worker is exempt from overtime under state law or the federal FLSA.
Whether the employer is covered by the FLSA, which matters especially when a state rule reaches only non-FLSA employers.
Multi-rate weighted-average regular-rate issues beyond the single additional-pay field.
Public works, prevailing wage, local ordinances, union contracts, agriculture, transportation, or other industry-specific rules.
Whether a bonus or commission must be allocated to a different workweek.

Sources and verification

This page reads the overtime threshold, multiplier, special daily/seventh-day flags, coverage cautions, and source URL from src/data/states.json. The visible source for this page is the verified registry source. Automated tests cover the state's distinctive branch, weekly math, non-stacking of premium hours, and visible result rendering.

Idaho overtime law: deferral to FLSA and how it compares to daily-overtime neighbors

Idaho expressly defers to the federal FLSA for overtime. The Idaho Department of Labor's FAQ (labor.idaho.gov) confirms that Idaho has no independent state overtime statute; the federal weekly-40 rule governs. The statute that covers Idaho's minimum wage — Idaho Code § 44-1502 — does not contain an overtime provision distinct from the FLSA.

Wage-and-hour complaints in Idaho go to the Idaho Department of Labor (labor.idaho.gov). For minimum wage violations under Idaho Code § 44-1502, workers file with the Idaho DOL. For overtime violations, because there is no state statute, workers file with the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division or pursue a private FLSA lawsuit. One distinctive Idaho rule that workers should know: Idaho Code § 45-617 gives employees the right to demand their final paycheck within 48 hours of separation if they submit a written request — that is a faster deadline than most states.

How does Idaho differ from its neighbors on overtime? Nevada, to the southwest, has one of the most distinctive overtime regimes in the country: NRS 608.018 creates a daily overtime trigger for workers earning less than $18.00 per hour (1.5× the $12.00 state minimum wage). An Idaho worker who crosses into Nevada for employment would encounter an 8-hour daily overtime threshold on top of the 40-hour weekly one — a protection that simply does not exist in Idaho. Oregon, to the west, uses weekly-40 overtime with no daily trigger (unlike California, which shares a border farther west), so Oregon and Idaho are similar on overtime even though Oregon's minimum wage is substantially higher. Montana, to the northeast, mirrors the FLSA at § 39-3-406 MCA: weekly-40 at 1.5×, no daily overtime.

Idaho has no daily overtime. A shift of 12 hours in Idaho generates no overtime for that day alone. Only when the weekly total crosses 40 hours do premium hours begin. This calculator reflects Idaho's weekly-only rule: the daily hour entries simply add to the workweek total rather than triggering a separate daily threshold.

Common questions

Does Idaho have a daily overtime rule like Nevada?

No. Idaho has no daily overtime rule. Nevada's NRS 608.018 requires overtime after 8 hours in a day for workers earning below $18.00/hr — Idaho has nothing equivalent. In Idaho, only the federal FLSA weekly-40 threshold applies. A 12-hour shift does not create Idaho overtime for that shift alone.

Where do I file an overtime complaint in Idaho?

Because Idaho has no independent state overtime statute, FLSA overtime complaints go to the U.S. DOL Wage and Hour Division. The Idaho Department of Labor (labor.idaho.gov) enforces Idaho's minimum wage law (Idaho Code § 44-1502) and final paycheck rules, but it does not adjudicate overtime claims under a state statute.

How does Idaho's overtime law compare to Oregon and Montana?

All three — Idaho, Oregon, and Montana — use the federal FLSA weekly-40 overtime threshold with no daily trigger. Oregon's weekly threshold is governed by ORS 653.261 and mirrors FLSA; Montana's is § 39-3-406 MCA. The major difference is minimum wage: Oregon's 2026 rate is significantly higher than Idaho's federally-set $7.25, and Montana's is $10.85 per hour.

If I work a 50-hour week in Idaho, how many overtime hours do I have?

Ten overtime hours (50 − 40). Idaho follows the federal FLSA weekly-40 rule with no additional state trigger. Each of those 10 hours is paid at 1.5× your regular rate. There is no Idaho daily overtime that would add premium hours from shifts that went long on individual days.